How many times has a Test cricket team won a match after following on?
Only thrice in the history of Test cricket has a team come back from following on to win a test match. Strangely enough, Australia has been at the receiving end on all three occasions! At the Sydney Cricket ground in 1894 – ’95, Australia lost by 10 runs, having score 586 in the first innings (the highest score by a losing team) and asking England to follow-on. The second time it happened was at Headingley in 1981, when an inspired Ian Botham and a devastating Bob Willis helped England win by 18 runs. The last occasion was in 2001-’01 at Calcutta when a VVS Laxman, ably assisted by Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh helped India win by an amazing 171 runs after following on.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
How many times has a Test cricket team won a match after following on?
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